my-8

Which color is the raddest of them all?

Please chim in.

I am hoping to be the first in my area with one of these hot manuals!

Dave

RotorGeek

First . Welcome to the forum

Most of us have not even seen all the colors in person. I have seen the red and it was very nice. I am ordering the Ti. Grey but I have not seen it yet. Good luck chooseing

my-8

Thanks! This looks like a hot forum.

How's the paint job on the red? glossy? nice mirror finish?

Dave

tribal azn2

beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

where in cali do u live.

let me just do a quick run down of the colors

red - too generic

yellow - very flashy. but might be too dull?

black - absolute sickness. but black is VERY hard to maintain and to keep looking nice. trust me

titty grey - very classy. wont stand out too much. works on soo many levels.

blue - i wish i had chosen blue

green - imo green looks bad on ANY car. green is the worst color for a car.

Calibus

I am between the Red and the Titanium grey
prob will go with Ti its classier

RotorGeek

The red is very nice under the sun. It has gold flake in the paint so the curves are aaccented in gold. Really nice. I have owned two ither red cars and I want a change. If it were'nt for that I would have chossen the red.

zoom44

tribal forgot to mention silver! i 'm getting the silver as i think it is gorgeous on this car. However many people will say there are too many silver cars already and some people have said they think it shows the lines around the doors too much. me ? i think it's just right:D i should let elara say it but aside from what others think of green that Nordic green is looking better in every pic i see and may be the "sleeper" color on this car.

in truth this car looks great in all of the colors available, the yellow however is a solid and not a metallic or i might have chosen it.

Elara

One of these days, I'm going to go to california and hunt down tribal to give him a good smack upside the head. But since he's just a kid, I can't get too annoyed at him. He just doesn't know any better.

The green is gorgeous. Looks almost black until you get it into bright light, then you can tell it's dark metallic green.

MRocks

I've seen the red and titanium gray in person. The red didn't look like a pure red, like the kind that you would find on the Mustangs. It looked a little duller in comparison. The titanium gray looked really classy, and looked a little bluish, but that was probably due to the bright lights at the auto show. This is probably my choice of color unless they bring over white.

MRocks

Oh yea, blue looks so HOT, but until they make a blue/black leather interior to come with it then that choice is out.

jdj1971

I've had black cars in the past and despite the fact they may be a little harder to clean the look is definately worth it. No matter what color I had I'd keep it imaculate regardless.

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zoom44

that car seems to have lost a strake:o

Hercules

I ordered black because it's elegant and sporty

The red is *gorgeous* but given that it's a custom color for Mazda, if you get a chip or scratch expect to pay a lot more for the proper paint matching.

Lensman

I've been wondering for a while why you have a red avatar then? The rest of us seem to match the colour we ordered. There's always room for a non-conformist I guess...

'Elara Green' will look wonderful on the RX-8. I've only seen a blue one in reality but I've seen the paint samples and my primitive brain can do the conversion. It's so dark that even someone who dislikes green cars will be impressed by it.

my-8

Thanks everyone, so far, for the evaluation on the colors!

The Ti sounds hot but that blue sounds like its a sleeper!

The swatches in the brochure any good? I doubt if my Hemet Mazda dealer will have more than one mid-June so I could be waiting awhile.

I've got a silver civic right now so I definitely want to turn up the heat...but maybe not red.

Keep 'em coming!

Dave

crouzer

I think its hard to tell until you see the car in person.

I've always liked black and its usually my first choice, but I think the curves stand out more from the other colors.. atleast in photos. Will have to see up close.

I think a Titanium Grey with tinted windows is going to be the bomb. :D

I have a black emerald 94 Nissan Pathfinder right now and like a nice black green.

Red is classic sports car.

Hercules

Don't say bomb on the internet! :D

FBI is watching you!

ELX13

my lifelong dream has been to become "the blackest black man on the face of the earth" so naturally i'm all about the black, w/ blk leather and barely legal tints! let the human roasting begin!

ok...all the above was true except the "lifelong dream" part. (i'm aware i will be "well-done" by the end of the summer!) :D

titty grey is the only color i've seen in person and i LOVED it. so much so that i ordered it at first. figured it'd be easier to keep clean than black (which it will be).

then i got home and looked at my trusty black venge with the tints, clear turns and "blingin" rims man...u just CAN'T BEAT A CLEAN BLACK CAR. too sharp!

boowana

Go down to your local Mazda dealer and look at the Special Edition M2003 Miata. That is Titanium Gray Metalic, the same paint code as the RX-8.:o

N1-R

that is if your local dealer carries a special edition miata with titanium gray metallic paint job.

My local dealer has one and it looks great. But i'm still going for the sunlight silver cause i know the mazdaspeed kit will look better on it!

takahashi

I like white but it is not available in Australia. I would like to get either black or silver - I actually pre-ordered Black - anyone to support me or convince me otherwise????

It is true that:
NO ONE can beat a CLEAN black car on a sunny day. I have a black Holden as well.... I need to clean it more often - once it is clean - balissimo.

Kuf

I ordered silver but now I'm trying to get my dealer to change it to blue. I saw the blue at miami rev-it-up and it looks SO much better in person. The pictures just don't do the color justice.

But i'm not waiting for 3rd allocation if the blue isn't available. I'll stick with the silver and take the early delivery date.

my-8

Took a trip to get my long awaited brochure and went through the color schemes...Not very good swatches if you know what I mean!!

So I think I'll take the bait and put my deposit on a Red with the Grand Touring Package with the Red/Black leather.

The guy who worked with me was one of the only sales guys who seemed interested in cars! Period! He got to demo the 6-speed and said the red leather is actual Rawhide Leather and greatly improved over the non-Grand Touring Leather.

Red with Black/Red leather interior!!

This will work for me!!

Just working on my pre-order by Monday at midnight because of that 'bank' is due! Get it by October '03.

my-8

B-Nez

I don't quite follow what you mean by non-Grand Touring Leather. Can you elaborate?

my-8

I originally asked the guy if this is the type of leather that will crack. He said that if you don't get the upgraded package, you won't get the Rawhide leather on the seats! He said I would get the typical inferior grade of leather that will crack in a year or two because of its lack of quality and thinness.

The guy seemed knowledgeable, too knowledgeable, about the RX-8 but his logic seemed right.

I am not a leather guy but maybe someone else can elaborate on the rawhide leathers vs. typical cracking leather on seats.